Chapter 300: Howl [Bonus]
[Sperm Whale (FFF+)]
[Level: 4]
[Physical: 431]
[Mental: 57]
[Will: 75]
Sylas' jaw clenched. Seeing this creature confirmed something that he had been thinking about for a long time. If stats were scaled based on human biology, then how much stronger were the real predators of Earth? What about the extinct predators of Earth? If he ran into a Blue Whale, what kind of Physical stats would it have just by virtue of its sheer size?
A Sperm whale wasn't nearly as large as a Blue Whale, and yet just staring at these stats...
A true monster.
Sylas forced his heart to remain calm. He had to control himself even more in this situation because he was in another creature's territory and oxygen wouldn't come easy in this situation. Wasting what stores he had would be inadvisable. This whale also wouldn't necessarily attack him.
The head of the sperm whale was enormous, and its eyes...
DOOM.
[Your understanding of <Arctic Howl> has deepened]
[<Arctic Howl> has reached Bronze Mastery]
[Your understanding of <Arctic Howl> has deepened]
[<Arctic Howl> has reached Silver Mastery]
[Arctic Howl (FF-) (Skill)]
[Defense: 550]
[Attribute: Ice-Poison]
A roar left Sylas' lips and an echo of blue fluttering Runes jetted out from him in all directions. The timing was perfect. Just as the sperm whale bit down, its teeth crashed against the violently expanding barrier. Astral Howl had high Defense for a mere FF- Skill. It was almost triple as effective as the Legendary Mastery <Solidify> despite only being one Grade above. But that was because it had a drawback. It was an instantaneous burst skill that only allowed a brief instant of Defense.
But in Sylas' hands, he would always get the perfect timing. Plus, thanks to the Arctic Emperor Cobra's venom sack, he was able to raise its Mastery so quickly. It would become an invaluable piece to his survival. The teeth of the sperm whale shattered against the barrier and a vicious Ice-Poison Aether began to spread through its maw.
Sylas raised up two hands and though they were blades, they were still falling down toward the stomach of the pained sperm whale.
<Chilling Scythe>.
One of his hands swung down with a vicious momentum, activating Basic Aetherflow at the same time and bolstering the Skill. He drove the blue scythe right down the throat of the sperm whale and into its most vulnerable inner organs. Ice and poison began to rot the creature from the inside out as Sylas fell into its mouth.